Joseph Mercieca

Maltese prelate (1928–2016)
Person human Q745788
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Joseph Mercieca

Summary

Joseph Mercieca is a human[1]. He was born in Rabat[2]. He was born on +1928-11-11T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Żejtun[4]. He died on +2016-03-21T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a Catholic priest[6], judge[7], and Catholic bishop[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Joseph Mercieca was born in Rabat[2].
  • Joseph Mercieca passed away in Żejtun[4].
  • Joseph Mercieca was born on +1928-11-11T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Joseph Mercieca died on +2016-03-21T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at St. Paul's Cathedral[10].
  • Joseph Mercieca held citizenship in Malta[11].
  • Joseph Mercieca is identified as part of the Maltese people ethnic group[12].
  • Joseph Mercieca's professions included Catholic priest[6].
  • Joseph Mercieca worked as a judge[7].
  • Joseph Mercieca worked as a Catholic bishop[8].
  • Joseph Mercieca held the position of archbishop of Malta[13].
  • Joseph Mercieca held the position of titular bishop[14].
  • Joseph Mercieca held the position of auxiliary bishop of Malta[15].
  • Joseph Mercieca's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[16].
  • Joseph Mercieca's image is recorded as Bishop.joseph.mercieca.JPG[17].
  • Joseph Mercieca is recorded as male[18].
  • Joseph Mercieca's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Joseph Mercieca's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 6657159478310327990009[20].
  • Joseph Mercieca's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2024048104[21].
  • Joseph Mercieca's Commons category is recorded as Joseph Mercieca[22].
  • Joseph Mercieca's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 159834578[23].
  • Joseph Mercieca's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0_v3bb2[24].
  • Joseph Mercieca's family name is recorded as Mercieca[25].
  • Joseph Mercieca's given name is recorded as Joseph[26].
  • Joseph Mercieca's Catholic Hierarchy person ID is recorded as mercieca[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Rabat[2], Joseph Mercieca… he was born on +1928-11-11T00:00:00Z[3]. He is identified as part of the Maltese people ethnic group[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[6], judge[7], and Catholic bishop[8]. Positions held include archbishop of Malta[13], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[28], in Malta[29], founded in 1944[30]; titular bishop[14], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[31]; and auxiliary bishop of Malta[15].

Personal Life

Joseph Mercieca's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[16].

Death and Burial

Joseph Mercieca died on +2016-03-21T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Żejtun[4]. Burial took place at St. Paul's Cathedral[10].

Why It Matters

Joseph Mercieca ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32]

FAQs

Where was Joseph Mercieca born?

Joseph Mercieca's place of birth was Rabat[2].

Where did Joseph Mercieca die?

Joseph Mercieca passed away in Żejtun[4].

What did Joseph Mercieca do for work?

Joseph Mercieca worked as Catholic priest[6], judge[7], and Catholic bishop[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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